Assistant Manager

Job Description:

Assistant Manager – Nursing Care Home
Location: NG4 3AX, Nottingham
Salary: £50,420 – £60,731 per year
Job Type: Permanent
Work Location: In-person

About the Role:
Our client is seeking an experienced and dynamic Assistant Manager to join their nursing care home team. The role involves supporting the Registered Manager, leading staff, and ensuring high-quality, person-centred care for residents, with a focus on dementia care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the dementia unit, ensuring safe, compassionate care.

• Provide RMN clinical leadership, operational oversight, and continuous quality improvement aligned to CQC standards and best practice.

• Support the Registered Manager across administration, care, catering, housekeeping, laundry, and maintenance functions.

• Deputise for the Registered Manager when required, supporting their decisions.

• Maintain professional skills and complete required training.

• Ensure compliance with infection control policies and report concerns.

• Oversee assessment, care planning, and review processes, ensuring trauma-informed, person-centred care.

• Manage BPSD, medication monitoring, and clinical risks (falls, nutrition, pressure care, pain, delirium).

• Chair or attend multidisciplinary team meetings and coordinate input from GPs, CMHT, SALT, OT, physio, and pharmacy.

• Ensure accurate documentation, incident reporting, and clinical audits.

Requirements:

• Registered Mental Nurse (RMN) with dementia care experience.

• Strong leadership, team management, and communication skills.

• Ability to maintain high standards of care while managing operational challenges.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary (£50,420 – £60,731 per year)

• Company pension

• On-site parking

• Employee referral programme

This is an excellent opportunity for a registered nurse with leadership experience and a passion for dementia care to advance their career.